Day 4 SDCC 2014: The Strain, Chuck Palahniuk, Supernatural, and The Following

The saddest day of San Diego Comic Con has arrived. It's closing
day, time to get any last minute purchases, that shirt you've been
eyeing all weekend, see that special guest that you keep putting off,
or grabbing that graphic novel that you saved just enough room in
your suitcase for.

Before checking out of our hotel room, it was the final morning to
stand in line for signings. There was no camping out the night prior,
even this girl needs an occasional sleep in an actual bed. First up,
as normal was the WB line with its animation heavy lineup. Teen
Titans Go!, Supernatural, Scooby Doo! Frankencreepy, The Following
and Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon.

Next we headed over to FOX. Now FOX had run into some issues with
their Saturday signings. The cast of American Horror Story arrived
late, or ended early. I'm not sure, but I do know that a lot of
people missed out on their signing even though they had tickets, so
FOX made it up to them by offering the signing of their choice from
Sunday's offerings. FOX only had three: Sons of Anarchy, The
Following, and The Strain. Nearly every person chose Sons of Anarchy,
even though Charlie Hunnam was not going to be present.

The last signing that had to be obtained was Chuck Palahniuk,
since I failed miserably the day before. I arrived at the Dark Horse
booth first, but that didn't give me a better shot at the raffle. It
took about six tries to get a winning bead, and ticket into the
signing.

Signings obtained I did head back to the hotel to pack up, ship
off some goods, and check out of the hotel. Supernatural was the
first signing on my agenda. The boys are my favorite Sunday stop. I'm
really not sure what I'll do when Supernatural ends. Misha was well,
Misha crazy and hilarious. Jared teased, and Jensen drew on his
poster crotch when I noticed where he was intent on signing. Mark
Sheppard and EP Jeremy Carver were also in attendance.

The show is getting ready to start its tenth season, and I cannot
think of another show that I am more happy that has hit that
milestone. These guys are as great off screen as they are on, and
they're so good with their fans. They're always a joy to chat with. Jeremy is seriously brilliant, and the writer of some of my favorite episodes, I cannot wait to see the new season of Supernatural.

The cast of the Strain was up next. I haven't read the novels, but
I adored the Graphic Novels from Dark Horse. The story translated to
the television medium beautifully and I've really been enjoying
recapping the episodes. Not only did The Strain bring Guillermo Del
Toro and Chuck Hogan, EP Carlton Ruse, but the entire cast: Corey
Stoll, David Bradley, Mia Maestro, Sean Astin, Kevin Durand, Jonathan
Hyde, Richard Sammel, Miguel Gomez, Ben Hyland, and Jack Kesey. I was
so excited I forgot to take pictures during the signing and had to
face the masses to try to capture a few shots.

Straight from the Strain, Dark Horse was the next stop. Giant
blown up banana in hand I was ready for Chuck Palahniuk. He spotted
me before his publicist and came over for a quick hug and hello. His
publicist came and collected my banana and books as only the poster
offered at Dark Horse could be signed during the actual signing. And
did I mention Fight Club 2? That's the poster that both Chuck and
Cameron Stewart who will be the artist of the new graphic novel. Lots
of goodies coming out of Dark Horse.

I closed out my con with the lovely people at FOX and the
Following. It's honestly not a show I watch (The lovely Jenevia does
the recaps), but the cast boasts some amazing talent. The Following
brought Kevin Bacon, Shawn Ashmore, Sam Underwood, and Jessica
Stroup, along with creator/executive producer Kevin Williamson and
Eps Marcos Siega and Jennifer Johnson. Kevin Bacon is a legend, and
yet he's so humble. I adore both Ashmores, and Shawn is just
delightful. With the Following signing done, so ended my 2014 Comic
Con. It's been fun, but I could use some sleep.